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S&M

1 American  
[es-uhn-em] / ˈɛs ənˈɛm /
Or S and M

abbreviation

  1. sadomasochism; sadism and masochism.


S.&M. 2 American  

abbreviation

Insurance.
  1. stock and machinery.


S & M British  

abbreviation

  1. sadomasochism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of S&M

First recorded in 1965–70


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Metallica: S&M 2 This concert special features the rock group Metallica collaborating with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and Edwin Outwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2020

The albums feature mash-ups and covers of songs like Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," Rihanna's "S&M" and La Roux's "Bulletproof."

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2013

Tisci, an Italian whose S&M aesthetic has won him critical acclaim, had edged away from his signature hardcore look in seasons past, delivering more ethnic-inspired collections.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2010

After working with S&M and Tip, Davenport obviously has some great relationships with a ton of good BMX shops - possibly some that Greasy Comb currently doesn't have.

From Time Magazine Archive

Included in the kit are S&M Slam bars, the top plate, clamp, levers, and a throttle tube.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pajama sets were sold in children’s sizes XXS, XS, S, M, L and XL.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2017

Taking S, M, P, as the minor, middle, and major terms respectively, the conclusion will imply that, if there is an S, there is some P. Will the premisses also imply this?

From Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

Before, then, the conclusion can be universal, all three terms, S, M, and P, must, by Canons II. and III., be distributed in the premisses.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto

"Buck Sanders, segundo of the Lazy S M ranches," explained again the young man at the table in a low voice.

From A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine

The Lazy S M are bringin' in a lot of bad men from Texas an' the Strip.

From A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine

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